St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-31
The Wild way Flyers.


Commodore n. w. Kittson spends good
deal of time in the East and his health is
much improved. His great interests are at
st. Paul. All OF his fast mares at Midway
Park have been Bred and their produce will
be developed and started in colt races.
Johnston, the pacing king record 2:O6I,
will be sold in the early spring if a reason
able price can be obtained for him. Under
date OF Jan. -, ID. w. Oodmansee, NAH
ager of Midway Park, writes to us:
Late last season Johnston was shod with q
sixteen-ounce shoe, and put to trotting He
showed great speed, with superb action. If
kept trotting this We ar, am quite certain he
will be q wonder.
When Commodore Kittson bought Min
ME X, 1t will be remembered she was a
trotter, and at this gait she obtained a
record of 2:19. She was then allowed to
practice the side action, and she made a
pacing record Of 2:1615. 1t would be odd
to see Johnston reverse the history of Min
nie r. If Mr.. WOodmansee succeeds in
getting him to travel with his front feet
close together and his hind feet more apart
the horse is likely to JrOt fast mile in har-
-neSS.---Pacng is not 2 stubborn mental
characteristic. 1t is merely the result of
physical conformation. and you can fire.
quently change physical lines by changing
the bearings Of the feet: but it requires a
man Of thought, experience and skill to
make the changes. No tyro in foot lore
can do it. Here is another extract from the
letter of Mr.. Woodmansee:
The Twin City Driving club held an in
formal meeting on Saturday and concluded
to give trottlng meeting here about the first
week in July. 1t is expected that circuit
will be formed, consisting of st. Louis Min
neapolis, Chicago, Detroit and other prom-
nent points. st. Paul and Minneapolis will be
great trotting places for the next several sea-
sons. There are many local horses of merit
aud the purses will be liberal enough to draw
the best from distance. Please tell Mr..
Bonner that am driving Little Brown jug
on the road and snow. and on account of his
system OF shoein-, the famous little fellow
goes perfectly sound. Also say TO him that
my great ambition is to get production of
Midway that will rival Maud S or Johnston I
think thai we have some great youngsters
that you will be interested i'll.
Had Little Brown Jug been properly
treated before his trouble approached the
chronic stage, he would have continued his
career on the turf. He was dead lame be-
fore Mr.. Bonner directed the operation on
his foot, and it is gratifying to hear that
the little fellow goes perfectly sound''
local Horse Notes.
NJ. 7. Grattan in speaking OF the death of
the well-known mare. Kit Kelvin gives the
following sketch of her: Kit Kelvin by Head
lngton's Sampson, dam of Maggie Kelvin.
2:25%, died Jan. at Spring Valley MIMI
the property of l. Taylor, Esq. Kit was with
foal by Herod at the time of her DEATH She
has daughter by Nero, son of Swigert that
Is as fast, considering age, as Maggie but
lacks the level head possessed by the latter
Kit had a son by Star of the West that John
Palmer, of La Crosse, owned. Palmer claimed
he could trot in 2:50 when saw him as a four
or five-year-old, but as he has never been
heard from since il is not likely that he i'm
proved much. Kit has another son by Wau-
watoSa, son of Milwaukee, that is a tremend-
Gus great big fellow with some speed She
has also son and daughter by Trampe a
yearling and weanling, the latter very much
like Maggie Kelvin and winner of the first
premium at the Fillmore county fair in 1885.
The road riders OF Minneapolis have a good
many fast ones that they drive in that active
town, among which are Messina Bow PAGER
2:l6$4; Flora Belle, 2:29; Topsy. 2:2S; Glen
wood, 2:2TA; Edwin B, 2:27; Joe Green, gao:
Namouna, 2:2S; Theresa Scott, PAGER, 2:251S;
Wallace, 2:241%; Palma, 2 :2215; Sentry 2:25:
Widow Bedotte, 2:291!; Uncle Eb, PAGER,
e:241a: Big Ike, 2:29A; Akbar, 2:26; Chief.
PAGER, 2;2415.
ST. B. Marrett, who owns a three-year-old
NutwOod colt, is considerably e!ated over his
'rlZe. 1t will be remembered that Nutwood
VAS sold at the Glenview sale last fall for
s22.0o0 to party in Iowa. Recently parties
aave offered TO the owner $4,000 for him and
The same was refused. This it is that exalts
Mr.. Marrett's ideas of his Nutwood colt.
Dr.. c. c. Iyford OF Minneapolis, last week
bought the bay mare Minnesota, record
2:2734, of l.. c. Tatro. New Il chmond, WIS.
for $1,000. His intentions are to send her
with plumber of others to Terre Raute
Ind, to be bred to Jersey Wilkes. Mabel H
and Fannie o will be taken to J. L. Cases
farm 10 be bred to Phallas.
is well represented in the Chicago Horseman's
''great expectation stakes" in two colts by
Ee bert, out of a daughter of Miss McCloud,
and also in her FLY, Futurty Girl, by Early
Pioneer.
The owner of Lord Nelson. 2:26L. upon
urgent solicitations. has consented to allow
him short season in the stud beginning
March 1, ut Sherwood s. knights stock farm.
On the Alton road.
Charles Smith, of st. Paul, has recently
purchased PAGER that he found down in
Illinois. He S green gelding, years old,
and is liable 10 90 quite fast.
George Heron has just purchased a brown
pacing mare from George Robinson of Still
water which promises to develop q good de-
gree of speed.
c. S. Radclif has just bought brown geld
ing PAGER by son of r. sdyke's Hambleto-
MAN. out of a Clay mare.
The Breeders Gazette says that Mike
Wilkes, 2:l64. injured himself recently by
kicking i'll harness.
M..caiisn Ous.
R. G. Stoner. of Paris, KY, has sold to the